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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) A mile.
(b) 1/2 a mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/3 of a mile.

2. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) Several hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Crows.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Bats.
(d) Vultures.

4. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Second day.
(b) Third night.
(c) First night.
(d) Third day.

5. How does Clytemnestra know when Agamemnon is coming home?
(a) Runners.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Signal fires.
(d) Ravens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?

2. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Aegisthus do when Clytemnestra asks him if they had any control when Orestes was taken away?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?

5. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?

(see the answer key)

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